Reaal van achten, geslagen te Potosi, munt uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder 't Vliegend Hart 1701

This silver coin, minted in Potosí, Bolivia in 1701, was salvaged from the wreck of the Dutch East India Company ship, "The Flying Heart". The coin, known as a "real" or "piece of eight", bears the mark of the "essayeur" or assayer, Y, who tested the purity of the silver. These coins were a major form of currency in the 17th and 18th centuries, and their discovery on shipwrecks provides insight into the history of trade and global economic connections during this period.